Where does “semikolon” come from?

semikolon (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kolon, from Ancient Greek κῶλον — part of something, member; part of the body:...

semikolon (Norwegian Bokmål): a semicolon

Definitions

  1. a semicolon

Ancestry of “semikolon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkolona colon
2Ancient Greekκῶλονpart of something, member; part of the body:...
Every word from Ancient Greek κῶλον →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål kolon →
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